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We bring the best in indie & international film to Pittsburgh. filmpittsburgh.org
We host Three Rivers Film Festival with Pittsburgh Shorts, ReelAbilities Pittsburgh, JFilm, Teen Screen, and more! Film Pittsburgh presents independent films from around the world, deepening audiences’ understanding of culture, tolerance, and our common humanity. Each year, we proudly present the Three Rivers Film Festival, Pittsburgh Shorts, ReelAbilities, and JFilm festivals. We believe film is a powerful visual medium that thrives in the digital era by transcending cultural boundaries and inspiring change. Our broad range of programming is designed to reach people of all races, religions, ages and abilities, and emphasis is placed on collaboration with other organizations.
09/21/2026
Talk movies with us. ⬇️
Film Pittsburgh is hosting a pre-3RFF happy hour at Field Day next Monday, September 28!
📍3706 Butler Street, Lawrenceville
Let us know you're coming: https://loom.ly/_b2YxMg
09/20/2026
Backyard Docs is back September 24-27! Pennsylvania’s largest celebration of non-fiction cinema explores our region’s Rust Belt and Appalachian identity.
The 6th annual festival features regional premieres, filmmaking workshops, a new 4K restoration of legendary documentary Harlan County USA, and even a Halloween party in an abandoned convent!
Don’t miss this one, Pittsburgh. 💛 www.backyarddocs.com
09/19/2026
The votes are in! We counted every ballot, and we’re thrilled to announce the Audience Award winners of ReelAbilities 2026, chosen by you!
🏆 Best Feature-Length Film
BECOMING BENJAMIN LAY | dir. Tony Buba
🏆 Best Short Film
DIEGO | dir. Melissa Silveira
Thanks to our audience members who took the time to rate our films in theaters and virtually. We’ll see you in November for the Three Rivers Film Festival, November 4–15!
09/16/2026
Calling all cult-classic cinephiles! 🎬 This November, our friends at Drusky Entertainment are presenting Blade Runner LIVE at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall.
Experience Ridley Scott’s 1982 film like never before - on a vast HD screen while Vangelis' synthesiser-led score is performed live by The Avex Ensemble!
“The single most immersive and tactile world ever created for the cinema” (Time Out) just got even more immersive.
For tickets: https://druskyentertainment.com/event/blade-runner-in-concert/carnegie-of-homestead-music-hall/
Cinema Insiders: 👀 be sure to check Patreon for your exclusive discount!
This film is rated R. Blade Runner LIVE is a production of Avex Classics International.
This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to stream Pittsburgh selections!
Grab your popcorn and settle in for an evening (or three!) of independent cinema. 🍿
Six feature films and 14 shorts are available to stream on-demand in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia at watch.eventive.org/reela26. 🧡
Thank you to our Pittsburgh funders for making this important film festival possible, and to our many, many community partners for your support. 🧡
The festival continues virtually through September 13!
Three feature documentaries, three feature narratives and seven short films are available to stream on-demand in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
Start streaming ▶️ https://watch.eventive.org/reela26
📸: Those In Motion Photography
09/03/2026
TONIGHT 🧡 ReelAbilities Pittsburgh kicks off with our Meritzer Award Night and the only IRL screening of the festival.
🎥 Enjoy a block of 7 short films featuring people with diverse abilities in the grand PNC Theater!
Before the films, the 8th annual Meritzer Award will be presented to Tina Calabro, a writer, speaker, and founding member of the Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium.
Come early to shop the Art Market, showcasing the work of adult artists with developmental and intellectual disabilities from Creative Citizen Studios and Studio Forget-Me-Not and stay late for an after-party in the Playhouse lobby.
Get your tickets: 🎫 https://reela26.eventive.org/welcome
09/01/2026
September's Spotlight Short is THE COCKROACH.
🎬 Directed and written by Mary Pat Bentel, this powerful, moving drama explores resilience, identity and vulnerability as one woman rebuilds her body and sense of self after a life-altering accident.
In the aftermath, she's angry, depressed and resentful. But slowly, Emily inches her way forward, learning to accept her new reality -- and even find something to celebrate about her physical self.
THE COCKROACH played at ReelAbilities Pittsburgh last year and won several awards on the festival circuit!
▶️ Watch now at FilmPittsburgh.org/Spotlight and be sure to explore this year’s festival, starting just two days!
In addition to six feature films, we're showcasing 14 new independent short films as part of ReelAbilities Pittsburgh!
📽️ Seven shorts will be screened in-person at our Opening Night celebration on September 3, and seven MORE will be available to stream on-demand September 4-13.
08/20/2026
On September 3, join us at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse for a night of short films followed by an after-party!
Come early to shop the ReelAbilities Art Market in the lobby, featuring works by artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities from Creative Citizen Studios and Studio Forget-Me-Not.
📽️ We’re screening seven short films that explore a range of experiences with disability told by filmmakers with diverse perspectives. Prepare to be moved by this mix of drama and documentary films featuring stories of resilience, creativity, vulnerability, and hope. 🧡
Tickets: https://reela26.eventive.org/welcome
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